SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 37Vehicle licences for disabled people

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1

Section 22ZA (nil licences for vehicles for disabled persons: information) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)(b), at the beginning insert “ falls within subsection (1A) or ”.

3

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

Information falls within this subsection if it is—

a

the name, date of birth or national insurance number of a person who is in receipt of a relevant payment, or would be in receipt of such a payment but for—

i

regulations under section 86(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (treatment as in-patient in hospital or similar institution), or

ii

corresponding provision having effect in relation to personal independence payment in Northern Ireland;

b

in the case of a person who is or would be in receipt of personal independence payment attributable to entitlement to the mobility component, the rate of the payment to which the person is or would be entitled;

c

in the case of a person who has ceased or will cease to receive a relevant payment, the date on which the person ceased or will cease to receive it and the reason for the person ceasing to receive it.

1B

In subsection (1A) “relevant payment” means—

a

personal independence payment attributable to entitlement to the mobility component, and

b

armed forces independence payment.

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In subsections (2) and (4), and in the heading, omit “nil”.

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For subsection (5) substitute—

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In this section “relevant licence functions” means functions relating to applications for, and the issue of—

a

vehicle licences in respect of vehicles to which paragraph 1ZA of Schedule 1 applies, and

b

nil licences in respect of vehicles that are exempt vehicles under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 4.